It doesn’t matter what level of wine knowledge you have to enjoy Pala Casino Spa & Resort’s latest wine pairing dinner. The dinner on Thursday, Oct. 25, features Trinitas Cellars out of Napa Valley. While in the wine cave, indulge in a five-course meal where the main event is a pistachio-crusted lamb loin with brussels sprouts hash paired with petite syrah. Dessert is a trio of chocolates served with a late harvest sauvignon blanc.

Even if there isn’t a bad moon rising over Pechanga Resort & Casino, Creedence Clearwater Revisited will likely bring that tune anyway on Friday, Oct. 19. The group is helmed by Stu Cook and Doug “Cosmo” Clifford, the rhythm section from Creedence Clearwater Revival, and continues to keep beloved hits such as “Proud Mary,” “Born on the Bayou” and “Down on the Corner” alive.

8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, Pechanga Resort & Casino, 45000 Pechanga Parkway, Temecula. Sold out, but tickets may become available or can be purchased on the secondary market. 951-693-1819, pechanga.com.

Take a trip back to the ’80s when Berlin featuring Terri Nunn takes the stage for two intimate shows at Rock & Brews at San Manuel Casino on Friday, Oct. 19. Berlin’s most famous song, the ballad “Take My Breath Away” from the movie “Top Gun,” won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1987.

Stephanie Schulte has covered everything from travel, crime, food and entertainment since 2006. Her first assignment was writing a feature story on Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini for Amy Blanc Elementary School in Northern California and she never looked back. Schulte enjoys playing piano (not very good), hiking, hanging with her family and friends and watching Three's Company re-runs.